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    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      North American prime property
      Downhill racers and uphill prices at Canada’s Whistler

      Homebuyers hold off and locals are priced out as mortgage rates and rents rise

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      European prime property
      ‘It felt like there were no places to live’: Copenhagen’s rental jam

      Rising mortgage rates are driving up house prices and increasing demand for rentals in the Danish city

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK prime property
      Amid a housing market slowdown, has Battersea still got the power?

      Sales have halved in the south London area but for the affluent, new homes at the power station and Nine Elms have clear appeal

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      North American prime property
      High and dry in Manhattan: buyers and sellers in housing market stand-off

      Rising mortgage rates deter buyers while even homes in New York’s most glamorous neighbourhoods struggle to sell

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK property
      OK commuter? Sales slow in Beaconsfield

      Buyers in market towns near London hesitate amid high mortgage rates and fears of a falling market

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      European prime property
      The allure of Courmayeur: ski-home buyers find lower costs in Italy

      Demand grows as rising prices push France and Switzerland off-limits for many, with the cuisine and quiet pistes adding to the appeal

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      UK house prices
      Winter chill settles over Edinburgh as homebuyers hold off

      Rising mortgage rates and costs of living are to blame and, as asking prices drop, the only winners are cash buyers

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Special ReportFT Wealth: December 2022
      Talk of the town: why prime property buyers are sticking to central London

      Sterling’s weakness against the dollar — in which many hold their wealth — is an important factor

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
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      How to build a net-zero chalet

      As ski resorts try to lower their emissions, demand is increasing across North America for resource-efficient mountain homes

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
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      Rents spiral worldwide but not in San Francisco — why?

      Tech workers left during the pandemic and are staying away; meanwhile, crime and homelessness are growing concerns

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      Currencies
      Beware the foreign exchange transfers maze

      The money changers’ charges are crippling — and there are plenty of pitfalls along the way

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      UK prime property
      Stand-off in Chiswick as homebuyers and sellers hold back

      Recent mortgage rate rises have created an impasse in the affluent west London area

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      FT Wealth
      Wealthy buyers turn cautious on luxury home loans

      Rising interest rates and economic turmoil have led to a climate of uncertainty, even for the super-rich

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      UK property
      Stunned into inaction: rising mortgage rates halt Hackney market

      Homebuyers in the recently buoyant London borough have put purchases on hold

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Prime property
      How long can the super-prime property boom continue?

      The super-rich seem to have been largely unaffected by rising mortgage rates, spiralling inflation and the threat of recession — so far

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
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      The hobbyist foresters buying ‘their little bit of England’

      Their prime motivation for owning ancient woodland is conservation but it’s also about enjoyment

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Asian prime property
      Renting in Tokyo: the perks and the pitfalls

      International tenants may find lower rents and less competition than in other global cities, but also hidden costs and obstacles

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
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      Pandemic relocations deepen Hawaii’s housing crisis

      As key workers abandon hopes of home ownership and desert the archipelago, its economy and laid-back lifestyle are under threat

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
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      New Zealand’s dreamland: property sales rise in Queenstown

      Higher building costs have done little to deter land purchases and second-home building in this haven for sporting activities

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Australasian prime property
      Sales slow down in Sydney’s suburbia-on-sea

      After a period of rising prices, homebuyers are starting to get more for their money, while some sellers lose out

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      Southern Europe Special
      Club Alt-Med: buyers choose lesser-known locations over hotspots

      Put off by the crowds and sky-high prices of southern Europe’s resorts, many seek a more authentic lifestyle elsewhere

    • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
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      What’s causing the global rental squeeze?

      As pandemic restrictions ease, a frenzied scramble for rented property is leading to spiralling prices, bidding wars — and despair

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      UK property
      For homebuyers, the Brecon Beacons beckon

      Since the start of the pandemic, locals have struggled to afford homes as outsiders drive demand and push up prices

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      Life on the edge of the world: making a home remote from society

      Sparked by the pandemic, more people are opting for an alternative existence far from pollution, crime — and people

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Why I’ll never buy an active investment fund again

      I began to doubt whether there was any such thing as skill when it came to picking stocks

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